Artillery-wheel.



H. E. FLICK' & L. W. LONG. ARTILLEBY WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1. 1914.

Patented Oct. 5, 1915. v

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To all w'wm t may concern.'

Be it known that we, HENRY E. FLICK, a resident ot Jackson, in the county of Jacksonrand State of Michigan, and LAU- RENCE W. LONG, a resident of Detroit, inthe county of Wayne and State fot Michigan, both citizens of the United States, have inventedk a new and lmproved Artillery- Wheel, of which the following is a tull, clear, and exact description.

This invention has .speci hicle wheels and more particularly to those especially adapted for use on automobiles;

An object of the invention is to provide an improved artillery wheel with a metallic telly comprising sections of novel construe,

tion and connection so as to Yrenderfthe wheel extremely strong. and durable and capable ot withstanding considerable rough usage atter beingvassembled and trued.

f `Withthe above and other objects Vin view,

the invention resides in the peculiar combination and arrangement ot parts to be hereinatter more fully described, illustrated and claimed, it lbeing also an object to; provide iV a device which is simplein construction,

Y 5 1 Figure 1 is a side elevation durable and. eticient in operation land. no likely to get out ot order.v

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specitication, in which similar charactersfot reference indicate corresponding parts inall the views and in which-d ot a wheel. constructed in accordance with our invention, with a portion thereof in Ysection to show the manner ot connecting the extremities of the sections of the telly;l Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view through the telly, rim andltire of the wheel,"taken on a line Vof the axis of one of the spokes; Fig. 3 'is a similar view taken through one ot the driving lugs or studs to prevent movement ot the rim on vthe telly; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary plan view of the telly showing the groove which receives the lug ot the'rim'; Fig. 'is an enlarged sectional-view showing the` connectingmeans between the extremities vof the sections ot the telly; Fig. 6 is a similar view showing amoditied tormrof connection; Fig.V 7 is a detail perspective view showing two extremities of the sections'to illustrate their intertitting engagement; Fig.

8 is a perspective view of a wedge by which the rim is held on the telly andthe wheel trued up; Fig. 9 is a fragmentary sectional Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed une 1, 1914. Serial No. 842,068.

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The Vtelly of the wheel is preferably madeY Patented oet. s, isis.

view showing the arrangement of spokes to f be employed; and Fig. 10 isa similar view,

showing a modified arrangement of spokes. As illustrated, the improved wheelV enibodies the usual hub lhaving a suitable number of spokes 111 extending radially therefrom-and providedat their outer ends;

with slightly reducedfportions 12 producing i i' shoulders 18. ranged inalinement as shown in Fig. k9 or in staggered relation as shown in Fig. 10.

These spokes may be ar-v Itis to be observed, however, that the tenons ot the spokes formed `by the reduced portions 12 are made nearly as large as Vthe smallestA dimension ofthe spokes in order to ,give the largest possible bearing surfaces tothe ends ot the spokes and the slightest bearing surtaces onjthe shoulders produced` by such reduced portionsV or tenons so asto prevent weakening ot wrought metal and comprises a pair ot semi-circular sections 14; having mortises or sockets 15 tor receiving the .tenonsy or rer-'1 vot the. spokes at suhv duced -portonszot the spokes. rilhese mor.- 4

take part'ot the 'supporting pressure againstv `the ends ofthe spokes.A To furtherv thisobi ject and to add' resiliency and cushioning action to the wheel, interposedwashers 17 tises or vsockets terminate attspacedpoints are mounted'between theendsof the spokes and the walls 16, these washers being pref-y v erably made ot hard tibersutlicient totransmit :shocks andpressure tothe end walls but to allow a certainf-amountot resiliency.

'In 'order to add'to' the Yattractiveness ot l the wheel and to lighten the same,the tellyV yis recessed at points intermediate the spokes,

as shown at 1S, the portions adjacent to the spokes being enlarged, asshown at 19,:so as to provide sockets of-sutlicient depthtopo`si-V tively retain the spokesiin position. At' the extremities ofthe sections the latter are`in ternally recessed, as'jshown at 20,:and one`v end of each section is provided with anfinward extension 21 having afthreaded stem` 22 formed integral therewith and extend` ing` circumterentially therefrom, while the outer end of each section is provided with an apertured inward extension 23 through which the opposed stem is passed and enietY f shape et the grooves.

gaged by a j amb nut 24 constituting with ladjacent section, these parts inter-titting to prevent lateral displacement ot one section relative to the other and to hold them in positive alinement. Vis a modified torm ot connecting means torY the sections the eX- Vtremity ot each section may bev provided with inward extensions 27 suitably apertured to receive a bolt 28 tor connecting the sections, or such tastening means may be used vas an emergency or repair device in the event that the stems 22 should break oit. ln this oase the extensions 2l will be drilled through and a bolt passed through the coacting apertures in the extensions, as illustrated in Fig. 6 ot the drawings.

Any suitable rim may be'mounted upon the telly but by way ot illustration a clencher rim 29 is shown, carrying the usual pneumatic tire 30, and in order to hold the rim against rotation on'the-telly the latterV isfprovided with transverse grooves 3l at suitably spaced points. rllhese grooves communicate with one edge ot the telly and terminate short ot the opposite edge thereot to provide intermediate portions 32, and as shown in F ig. 3 ct the drawings these grooves are increased in depth toward the edge ot the telly with which they communicate and are adapted tor engagement by lugs33 tormed with or carried by the rim, andot a cross section corresponding to the ln this manner the rim can be fitted on the telly trom one side and will be held trom displacement by the end walls ot the grooves in one direction,

but in order to hold therim trom displacet ment in the opposite direction threaded studs 34 are cast or otherwise iixed to the tellypreterably adjacent to certain ot the spokes and receive wedges or truing plates 35 which are provided with slots 36 so as to permit adjustment ot the wedges on the studs to cause the engaging portions or heads37 ot the wedges to contact and contorin to the adjacent edge portions ot the telly and rim. rthus, when the wedges are forced against the rimto hold the latter K against displacement trom the telly and to true up the wheel, such wedges may be locked against movement by nuts 38 to torm a rigid structure. By means ot the slots 36 the wedges or truing plates may be adjusted to compensate tor wear ot the parts.

ln the construction ot the wheel the sections are cast in the torni shown, and due to their simplicity it will be seen that they can be readily assembled on the spokes atter the hub and spokes are connected. The longitudinal connecting means between the extremities ot the sections are also desirable owing to the tact that they prevent weakening"V oit the telly at the points ot connection ot the sections by bridging the co-acting end portions ot the sections as distinguished trom the radially extending connecting means now commonly employed. The slots ot the wedges are made slightly longer than the diameters ot the studs so that the wedges mayadjust themselves to any variation in the lugs and grooves receiving the same, atter the wheel has been trued up. The placing ot the valve stem 39 and the driving grooves and lugs will vary with the number ot spokes in the wheel, but in yeither event the lugs ot the rim correspond in number to the grooves ot the telly so that the rim can be easily iitted on the telly and fastened thereon as described. In lieu ot the studs 31l tor attaching the wedges or truing plates 35, we provide bolts 40 passed through apertures in the telly, the Vstuds and apertures tor the bolts being located to one side ot the spokes to obviate weakening ot the spokes, especially in the event ot the studs breaking and it being necessary to drill holes tor inserting bolts in place ot the studs tor the attachment ot the plates. A washer 4l is also placed between the abutting ends ot the telly sections tor the purpose ot taking up the telly should the miters become loose.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. ln a vehicle wheel, a telly comprising a pair ot metallic sections having inward extensions at their extremities, one ot said extensions having an integral threaded stem projecting circumterentially therefrom and the other extension having an aperture receiving said stem therethrough, nuts on the stems, the extremity ot one section having in its periphery a recess leading out through its end and the adjacent extremity ot the other section having an extension flush with the outer tace thereot and engaging said recess to hold the sections against lateral displacement, said telly sections being termed with mortises adapted to receive the extremities ot the spokes, and a tire carrying rim mounted on the telly.

2. ln a vehicle wheel, a telly comprising a pair ot metallic sections having inward ex tensions at their extremities, one ot said extensions having an integral stem projecting circumterentially therefrom and Ythe other extension having an aperture receiving said stem therethrough, nuts engaged on the stem, the extremity ot one section having a recess communicating with its tree end and the adjacent extremity ot the other section having an extension engaging said recess to In testimony whereof We, HENRY E. lo hold the sections against lateral displace- FLICK and LAURENCE W. LONG, have signed ment, said felly sections having spaced peour names to this specification .in the presripheral grooves communicating With one ence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

edge thereof, a rim having lugs conforming HENRY E. FLICK.

to said grooves and engaging the same when LAURENCE W. LONG. the rim is in position, and means for hold- Witnesses: l ing the rim against displacement trans J. H. CASTLEMAN,

versely. FRANK A. HALL.

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. Washington, D. G. 

